Designer Mini Hi-Fi Stands, Optimum or Alphason, and prices?

[converse]

Hi all,

Looking at getting a designer stand for my TEAC Ref 300 system, currently down to the Optimum Designer Range G4 or G5 or the Alphason AD5-31S Unbeatable link

But the Alphason's seem to get a bit of a kicking in What Hi-Fi mag, both look decent, but can't seem to find the Optimum Range at a discount price, Unbeatable don't stock them. Cheapest is HiFi4Less, still over £200 though.

Also like the Stands Unique range, but again it's pushing the price up more

Any thoughts?

[mattross]

I have a much bigger Optimum AV500 MkII and I also couldn't find anywhere offering it less than the website prices. It is expensive for what it is [mine was £650!] but the build quality is excellent and now I can stack all my stereo and AV Hi-Fi kit on it, including a B&W HTM1 centre speaker and 45" TV on top! So I consider it more of an investment than any of the gear sitting on it as it should outlast all of it.

[converse]

Have to say the Optimum do look the business, and you are right, they are a true investment, last thing I want is a bit of cheap stuff!
Best deal I can find so far is with Accessorize-HiFi so will keep looking...

[1ofaKind]

Hi,

You could try creative-audio for optimum stuff (they do other bits). I've just got an AV300 from them and unless I'm mistaken its 10% off list price.

Worth a ring/email anyways.

[converse]

Thanks! Will give them a go, seem to be 10% discounted as you say